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Papers by Elvira Graner
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 19, 2018
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 16, 2018
Mountain Research and Development, Aug 1, 2001
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Sociological studies of children and youth, Nov 8, 2019
At the global level, the United Nations has consistently advanced the agenda of addressing and sa... more At the global level, the United Nations has consistently advanced the agenda of addressing and safeguarding human rights, specifically for children. In India, successive governments have contributed to improving the protection of young girls, and boys, and tackling child marriage has been a crucial step to doing so. Thus, global conventions have been translated not only into national policies, but also into comprehensive legislation/s. Above all, the current Modi government strongly endeavours to (re-)brand India as a rapidly emerging digital global economy, rather than one characterized by violations of human rights, such as child marriage. Conceptually, the chapter will portray child marriage as a form of structural violence, where governance mechanisms fail to protect children from falling victim to human right abuses.
The health sector must play a paramount role in development policy, a priority clearly documented... more The health sector must play a paramount role in development policy, a priority clearly documented in the Millennium Development Goals. This article summarises health policies in India. Overall, these are characterised by an increasing role of the private sector, often at the expense of services to less powerful sections of the population and the neglect of crucial and populous regions. The core stakeholders in the health sector in India, at both national and state level, are described. These include the national- and state-level ministries and their line agencies at the sub-state and local levels, also private stakeholders, including pharmaceutical industry. The article also provides a selection of voices critical of the policy reforms, and the most crucial arguments are put forward. The article concludes by briefly sketching some potential areas for further research.
BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.
... The topic gained a much wider public interest when Seddon together with his Nepalese colleagu... more ... The topic gained a much wider public interest when Seddon together with his Nepalese colleagues Adhikari and Gurung published the findings of their studies on international migration and remittances, pointing out to the inadequate understanding but also the predominant ...
Until today the Nepalese economy is primarily based on agriculture. At the same time wage labour ... more Until today the Nepalese economy is primarily based on agriculture. At the same time wage labour is of increasing importance to households not only in urban but also in rural areas of the country. Due to the lack of labour opportunities in many regions labour migration has been a coping mechanism for a long time most of all to India. When carpet production evolved as a labour market with a high demand for workers during the late 1980s Kathmandu became a new destination particularly for lowly educated rural migrants. On the other hand during the mid 1990s a substantial recession severely curtailed employment and income opportunities for this labour force leading to a loss in real wages from this labour market. In order to analyze these processes an empirical study was carried out by the author from 1997 to 1999 interviewing carpet workers as well as businessmen and women and conducting a village study on out-migration in Jhapa district of eastern Nepal. (authors)
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 19, 2018
XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 15-21, 2018), Jul 16, 2018
Mountain Research and Development, Aug 1, 2001
BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.
Sociological studies of children and youth, Nov 8, 2019
At the global level, the United Nations has consistently advanced the agenda of addressing and sa... more At the global level, the United Nations has consistently advanced the agenda of addressing and safeguarding human rights, specifically for children. In India, successive governments have contributed to improving the protection of young girls, and boys, and tackling child marriage has been a crucial step to doing so. Thus, global conventions have been translated not only into national policies, but also into comprehensive legislation/s. Above all, the current Modi government strongly endeavours to (re-)brand India as a rapidly emerging digital global economy, rather than one characterized by violations of human rights, such as child marriage. Conceptually, the chapter will portray child marriage as a form of structural violence, where governance mechanisms fail to protect children from falling victim to human right abuses.
The health sector must play a paramount role in development policy, a priority clearly documented... more The health sector must play a paramount role in development policy, a priority clearly documented in the Millennium Development Goals. This article summarises health policies in India. Overall, these are characterised by an increasing role of the private sector, often at the expense of services to less powerful sections of the population and the neglect of crucial and populous regions. The core stakeholders in the health sector in India, at both national and state level, are described. These include the national- and state-level ministries and their line agencies at the sub-state and local levels, also private stakeholders, including pharmaceutical industry. The article also provides a selection of voices critical of the policy reforms, and the most crucial arguments are put forward. The article concludes by briefly sketching some potential areas for further research.
BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access t... more BioOne Complete (complete.BioOne.org) is a full-text database of 200 subscribed and open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses.
... The topic gained a much wider public interest when Seddon together with his Nepalese colleagu... more ... The topic gained a much wider public interest when Seddon together with his Nepalese colleagues Adhikari and Gurung published the findings of their studies on international migration and remittances, pointing out to the inadequate understanding but also the predominant ...
Until today the Nepalese economy is primarily based on agriculture. At the same time wage labour ... more Until today the Nepalese economy is primarily based on agriculture. At the same time wage labour is of increasing importance to households not only in urban but also in rural areas of the country. Due to the lack of labour opportunities in many regions labour migration has been a coping mechanism for a long time most of all to India. When carpet production evolved as a labour market with a high demand for workers during the late 1980s Kathmandu became a new destination particularly for lowly educated rural migrants. On the other hand during the mid 1990s a substantial recession severely curtailed employment and income opportunities for this labour force leading to a loss in real wages from this labour market. In order to analyze these processes an empirical study was carried out by the author from 1997 to 1999 interviewing carpet workers as well as businessmen and women and conducting a village study on out-migration in Jhapa district of eastern Nepal. (authors)